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How Telesurgery Works: Operating From Miles Away Health

How Telesurgery Works: Operating From Miles Away

Telesurgery lets surgeons operate on patients thousands of miles away using robotic arms and fiber-optic connections. Here's the science and technolog...

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Scientists Find Malaria's Fatal Weakness in ARK1 Protein Health

Scientists Find Malaria's Fatal Weakness in ARK1 Protein

An international research team has identified ARK1, a protein kinase essential for malaria parasite replication, as a promising drug target — offering...

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Hidden DNA Enzymes Reveal a Mini-Metabolism in Cells Science

Hidden DNA Enzymes Reveal a Mini-Metabolism in Cells

A landmark study published in Nature Communications has discovered more than 200 metabolic enzymes sitting directly on human DNA, revealing a hidden '...

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How Liquid Biopsies Detect Cancer From a Blood Test Health

How Liquid Biopsies Detect Cancer From a Blood Test

Liquid biopsies scan a simple blood draw for tiny fragments of tumor DNA, offering a less invasive way to detect, monitor, and guide treatment of canc...

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What Is a Liquid Biopsy and How Does It Detect Cancer? Health

What Is a Liquid Biopsy and How Does It Detect Cancer?

A liquid biopsy is a simple blood test that hunts for fragments of cancer DNA circulating in your bloodstream — no surgery, no tissue sample. Here's t...

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How Malaria Parasites Work—and Why They're Hard to Kill Health

How Malaria Parasites Work—and Why They're Hard to Kill

Malaria kills hundreds of thousands of people every year, yet the parasite behind it remains one of the most elusive targets in medicine. Here's how P...

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How Directed Evolution Engineers Better Proteins Science

How Directed Evolution Engineers Better Proteins

Directed evolution mimics Darwinian natural selection in the lab to create powerful new enzymes — tools that are already cleaning up plastics, making...

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How Brain-Computer Interfaces Work and Who They Help Science

How Brain-Computer Interfaces Work and Who They Help

Brain-computer interfaces translate raw neural signals into commands for machines — offering hope to people with paralysis, ALS, and other conditions....

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How Scientists Plan to Grow Food on the Moon Science

How Scientists Plan to Grow Food on the Moon

As humanity prepares to return to the Moon for extended stays, scientists are racing to solve one of the hardest problems in space exploration: how to...

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How CRISPR Edits Genes Without Cutting DNA Science

How CRISPR Edits Genes Without Cutting DNA

A new generation of CRISPR tools can switch genes on and off by targeting chemical tags rather than cutting the DNA strand — offering safer, potential...

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How Solid-State Batteries Work and Why They Matter Technology

How Solid-State Batteries Work and Why They Matter

Solid-state batteries replace the flammable liquid electrolyte in today's lithium-ion cells with a solid material — promising safer, longer-range elec...

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Stanford's Universal Vaccine Shields Against Viruses and Bacteria Science

Stanford's Universal Vaccine Shields Against Viruses and Bacteria

Stanford Medicine researchers have developed a prototype nasal-spray vaccine that protects mice against a wide range of respiratory viruses, bacteria,...

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